Knauth, Karl-Wilhelm (schwere Panzer-Abt. 505)
- Date of birth:
- January 29th, 1916 (Salchendorf/Westernphalia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- April 25th, 1945 (Oderiner See near Halbe/Brandenburg, Germany)
- Buried on:
- German War Cemetery Halbe
Plot: 6. Row: 5. Grave: 630.
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Several sources state as the date of death April 25th, 1945. This date is far from certain. Karl-Wilhelm Knauth was killed somewhere between April and May 1945.
Promotions:
1st June 1942: Leutnant der Reserve;
1st September 1943: Oberleutnant der Reserve;
1st March 1944: Hauptmann der Reserve.
Career:
1936 – 1938: Volunteer with the Wehrmacht;
1st Septrember 1939: Re-entering the Wehrmacht;
12th February 1943: Panzerabteilung 505;
5th February - April 1945: Stellvertretender Chef II. / Panzer-Regiment Brb. (I.Abt.)
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- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier der Reserve (Corporal of Reserves)
- Unit:
- 6. Kompanie, Panzer-Regiment 5
- Awarded on:
- May 25th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
- Unit:
- Führer, 3. Kompanie, Panzer-Abteilung 505
- Awarded on:
- November 14th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann der Reserve (Captain of Reserves)
- Unit:
- Chef, 3. Kompanie, schwere Panzer-Abteilung 505
- Awarded on:
- March 26th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann der Reserve (Captain of Reserves)
- Unit:
- Chef, 3. Kompanie, schwere Panzer-Abteilung 505
- Awarded on:
- October 26th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann der Reserve (Captain of Reserves)
- Unit:
- Chef, 3. Kompanie, schwere Panzer-Abteilung 505
- Awarded on:
- January 20th, 1945
Sources
- Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer collection
- - FEDERL, CH., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Panzerdivisionen 1939-1945, VDM Heinz Nickel, Zweibrücken, 2000.
- FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Research at Panzer-Archiv Forum
- Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945
- Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V.